NAME

       gh-extension-install - Install a gh extension from a repository

SYNOPSIS

       gh extension install <repository> [flags]

DESCRIPTION

       Install a GitHub repository locally as a GitHub CLI extension.

       The  repository  argument  can  be specified in "owner/repo" format as well as a full URL.
       The URL format is useful when the repository is not hosted on github.com.

       To install an extension in development from the current directory, use "." as the value of
       the repository argument.

       See   the   list   of   available   extensions  at  https://github.com/topics/gh-extension
       ⟨https://github.com/topics/gh-extension⟩.

OPTIONS

       --force
              force upgrade extension, or ignore if latest already installed

       --pin <string>
              pin extension to a release tag or commit ref

EXAMPLE

              $ gh extension install owner/gh-extension
              $ gh extension install https://git.example.com/owner/gh-extension
              $ gh extension install .

SEE ALSO

       gh-extension(1)

                                             Jan 2024                     GH-EXTENSION-INSTALL(1)